Pakistan hockey team manager Khawaja Junaid has come under fire for trying to play down the altercation with the Indian side during a tri-nation series in Australia and not filing an official complaint against the arch-rivals. The fight incident between Pakistan and Indian players have given the former hockey players a chance to load their guns at the PHF and the team management. Soon after the showdown during which the players and officials swung hockey sticks and tried to exchange blows and kicks, Junaid played down the incident describing it as a minor one when contacted by a TV channel. The former Olympian said such incidents take place in hockey especially when Pakistan and India play as the rivalry on the field is intense. But after Tournament Director Graham Napier banned the Indian team coach, manager and three players. “What was he talking about? A very serious incident took place after the final whistle was blown and an Indian player hit one of our players Imran with a hockey stick. This led to a big fight and our manager says it was a minor issue,” former Olympian Shahnaz Sh said.
